ICJ The International Court of Justice in The
\nHague (ICJ) is to decide today on a Ukrainian demand for an emergency order
\nthat Russia halt hostilities immediately. According to dpa and AFP, this is
\ngoing to be the first verdict of an international tribunal since the war broke
\nout three weeks ago. Ukraine has accused Moscow of having violated the 1948
\nconvention on genocide and has called on ICJ to ask for an immediate cessation
\nof hostilities. Moscow boycotted the hearing in The Hague. The ICJ’s rulings
\nare binding but it has no real means to enforce them. Yesterday the US Senate
\nunanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian president Vladimir Putin as
\na war criminal, in a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress. The
\nresolution encourages the ICJ and also nations to target the Russian military
\nin any investigation of war crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of
\nUkraine. US president Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional 800
\nmillion dollars in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
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VISIT Romanian
\npresident Klaus Iohannis is today paying a visit to the neighboring Republic of
\nMoldova for talks with his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu. Iohannis is accompanied
\nby the country’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca. In February, Iohannis talked
\nover the phone with Sandu, reiterating Romania’s full support for the Republic
\nof Moldova and its citizens in this dramatic regional context. The two leaders
\nagreed that Romania and the Republic of Moldova coordinate their actions to
\nprovide the necessary assistance to the Ukrainian refugees. On March 3rd, Maia
\nSandu signed the Republic of Moldova’s request to join the European Union, a
\nmove hailed by Iohannis, who pledged Romania’s support in this respect as well.
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SUMMIT Romanian
\nDefence Minister Vasile Dincu is attending a special meeting of NATO defence
\nministers underway in Brussels. The event is taking place under the coordination
\nof NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg against the background of the war in
\nUkraine and is representing a major landmark in the process of adjusting the
\nalliance to the present security context before the Madrid summit over June
\n29th and 30th. The first part of this meeting has been devoted to the security
\nsituation in Ukraine and the conflict’s implications for the alliance and its
\npartners and will have as invitees defence ministers from Sweden, Finland,
\nGeorgia and Ukraine. The event also involves the participation of the EU High
\nRepresentative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell. The second
\npart will be hosting debates over the process of adjusting the alliance’s long-term
\ncollective posture so that it may be able to respond the new security realities
\nat its borders. <\/p>\n
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REFUGEES According to
\nthe latest border police reports, over 15 thousand Ukrainian refugees entered
\nRomania on Tuesday. Since the beginning of the crisis until March 15th, a total
\nnumber of 440 thousand refugees entered Romania.<\/p>\n
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TENNIS Romanian
\ntennis player Simona Halep has defeated her compatriot Sorana Carstea in two
\nsets in the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells, the USA. Halep
\nwill next be playing Petra Martici of Croatia for a place in the semifinals.
\nMartici comes after a win against Russian Liudmila Samsonova. We recall that
\nHalep secured a three-set win against Martic in the quarter finals of the same
\ncompetition in 2018. <\/p>\n
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